Anti-intellectualism in American Life
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · February 12, 1966
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- Who it’s for
- A probing look at what intellect means—and what it can do—in American democratic life.
- Themes
- Anti-intellectualism in America, Intellectuals in democracy, The life of the mind
- Genres
- 20th-Century America, Democracy, Sociology
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Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads.
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It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." —Robert Peel in the Christian Science Monitor
Mind and Democracy
A probing look at what intellect means—and what it can do—in American democratic life.
Come here for
- An examination of American attitudes toward intellect
- Questions about the intellectual’s place in democracy
Expect
- A focus on ideas and the life of the mind
- A book that connects intellectual life with American character
Where it sits
| Sociology | 23% |
|---|---|
| Democracy | 20% |
| 20th-Century America | 17% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History of Education
- U.S. History
- Social Theory
- Authors
- Richard Hofstadter
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- February 12, 1966
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Anti-intellectualism in America · Intellectuals in democracy · The life of the mind
- Reading lane
- History of Education